What is population pyramid?
Also called "age pyramid",
a population pyramid is a pyramid
illustrating the distribution of different age groups
in a population with a horizontal bars representing the number of males on the left and number of females on the right. And if we take a loot at the example pyramids given above, they look very alike. As those, most MENA (Middle East North Africa) nations have similar characteristics in terms of their population. They all are 'expansive' type of pyramid with a broad bast; indicating a high proportion of children, a rapid rate of population growth, and a low proportion of elders. This means that the nations have bright future.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AFRICA/ MIDDLE EAST
Climate
There is very little rain in this area with most of the region being desert; sun stroke and heat exhaustion are very common.
Along the coastal regions, there are high humidity.
In the north of the desert, there are extremes of temperature and rain in winter and spring.
Along the Mediterranean coast, the summers are long and hot, and the winters are mild and wet.
The area often reaches over 50 degrees centigrade on a normal hot afternoon; the climate is hot during the months of March to October.
The area experiences cold seasons on the months of November to February, where frequent rain occurs.
There is no snow, rare rainfall, and more sunny warm weather.
-Seas- Mediterranean Sea,
Aegean Sea, Black Sea,
Caspian Sea, Arabian Sea,
Red Sea,
Dead Sea
-Gulfs- Persian Gulf,
Gulf of Oman,
Gulf of Aden
-Etc- Sinai Peninsula, Plateau of Iran, Lake Nasser, Suez Canal
VEGETATION
Plants of North Africa and Middle East:
Aethionema
Pennisetum
Anacyclus
Perovskia
Clerodendrum
Pyrethropsis
Convolvulus
Ruta
Dolichos
Sideritis
Eryngium
Tanacetum
Impatiens
Thunbergia
Omphalodes
Thymus
Origanum
Verbascum
Parrotia
THE MAN MADE STRUCTURES OF MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
1. The Lion of Babylon
2. Rhyton in the Shape of a Seated Lion-Monster, from Hamadan, Iran
3. Water Jug Presented to CharleMagne by Harun Al-Rashid (Cloisonne Enamel)
4. Lion Representing Ishtar, from Babylon (Enamelled Bricks)
5. Burj Al Arab, the best hotel in the world
ECONOMY OF MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
Middle Eastand North Africa - Annual Economic Indicators
(Percent change from a year earlier, unless otherwise specified)
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Real GDP
6.1
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.3
Nominal Per-Capita GDP (US Dollars)
3,067
3,599
4,091
4,442
4,695
Industrial Production
6.0
4.5
2.4
2.9
6.0
Merchandise Exports (Bill. US Dollars)
488
656
804
838
892
Merchandise Imports (Bill. US Dollars)
338
408
466
505
542
Merchandise Exports (% of World GDP)
42.2
47.3
50.0
47.1
46.5
Consumer Price Index
4.5
5.3
6.2
4.5
3.5
Wholesale Price Index
6.0
6.6
4.0
3.5
3.4
Money Supply, M1, Year-end
16.9
16.3
13.2
12.3
9.5
Broad Money Supply, Year-end
13.4
16.5
15.0
14.2
11.2
Policy Interest Rate (%)
7.2
7.4
7.0
6.8
6.9
Short-Term Interest Rate (%)
3.9
4.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
Long-Term Interest Rate (%)
9.1
9.2
9.4
9.2
8.7
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)
1.7
6.7
5.8
3.9
3.7
Source: global insight
Middle East and North African nations are mostly known for their oil reserve; most of the nations rely heavily on oil industry. Some most flourishing nations among Middle East and North African nations are Saudi Arabia, and Iran with highest GDP, and Qatar, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates with highest income per capita. And some interesting facts are that the average growth rate of oil-exporting MENA countries was 6.3% in 2005 while oil-importing MENA countries had 4.1% average growth. However, oil is not MENA's the only money-making industry. As for United Arab Emirates, their tourism industry flourishes, with their well-known hotel called Burj Al Arab. As such, each nation of North Africa and Middle east has distinct characteristics in terms of industries.
POLITICS Here are the countries of Middle East and North Africa with different politics.
MIDDLE EAST
Politics of Bahrain takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy, with an executive appointed by the king.
The government of Egypt consists of a semi-presidential republic whereby the president is both head of state and head of government, and of a system dominated by the National Democratic Party.
The politics of Iran takes place in framework of a republic with an Islamic ideology.
The politics of Iraq takes place in a framework of a more or less federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Iraq is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Kuwait is run by prime minister.
Politics of Qatar takes place in a framework of an absolute monarchy.
The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in a framework of a particular form of absolute monarchy.
Lebanon is a parliamentary democracy within the overall framework of Confessionalism, a form of consociationalism in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities.
Politics of Oman takes place in a framework of an absolute monarchy.
Politics of Syria takes place in a framework of a parliamentary republic.
Politics of Turkey takes place in a framework of a strictly secular parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Turkey is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
Politics of the United Arab Emirates takes place in a framework of a federal, presidential, elected monarchy.
Politics of Yemen takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, where the President of Yemen is the head of state, while the Prime Minister of Yemen (who is appointed by the President) is the head of government.
NORTH AFRICA
Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia are all republican democracies, meaning they are governed by elected legislative bodies.
Morocco is a constitutional monarchy
Libya is a socialist democracy in which people govern themselves through local political councils. However, though these councils do exist and function, in reality the nation is governed by a military dictatorship which hasn’t changed since 1969 when Cornel Muammar Quadhafi took power in a military coup.
Judaism
Judaism Judaism is the cornerstone of modern monotheistic religion. The Jewish faith began thousands of years ago and has survived the Millennia. Withstanding slavery, exile, diaspora and the Holocaust, the followers of this faith have rebuilt themselves over and over again, culminating in the creation of the first Jewish State, Israel.
The Bahá'í
The religion of Bahá'í is considered to be one of the youngest religion in the world. The religion started in the 19th century. And Bahá'í followed the teachings of Mirza Ali Muhammad. The major belief of Bahá'u'lláh's is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification in one global society.
Chirstianity
Christianity in The Middle East is the home of Christianity, and three earliest form of christianity initiated in Middle East/ North Africa. Out of many sects of Christianity, Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, The Syrian Orthodox Church and the Maronite Catholic Church of Lebanon is the most dominant sects surviving in the region.
Druze
The Druze was founded in the early 11th century; the belief of Druze is based largely on the concept of Hamzah ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, a minister of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim. The Druze was created as one similar religion as Shi'a; the Druze believe that, through Hakim, God made a final appeal to humanity to redeem themselves before He returned to rule. The Druze are found primarily in Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan.
Islam
Islam comes fron an Arabic root word meaning "peace" and "submission"; Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one's life by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart, soul and deed. They have various ways to devote to their God, such as Ramadan, not eating food for a day to realize how poor people are feeling.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism Arguably one of the oldest of monotheistic religion, Zoroastrianism is based on the concept of the Prophet Zarathushtra. Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion of the Persian Empires, and the Avesta, but now with the influence of other religions like Christianity or Islam, it is not as dominant as it had been in the Middle East/ North Africa. Ahura Mazda is one God of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism is still practiced today, mainly in parts of Iran and India, but has followers around the world.
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POPULATIONS
POPULATION OF NORTH AFRICA BY POPULATION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa
POPULATION OF MIDDLE EAST BY POPULATION
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_pyramid#Middle_East_and_North_Africa
What is population pyramid?
Also called "age pyramid",
a population pyramid is a pyramid
illustrating the distribution of different age groups
in a population with a horizontal bars representing the number of males on the left and number of females on the right. And if we take a loot at the example pyramids given above, they look very alike. As those, most MENA (Middle East North Africa) nations have similar characteristics in terms of their population. They all are 'expansive' type of pyramid with a broad bast; indicating a high proportion of children, a rapid rate of population growth, and a low proportion of elders. This means that the nations have bright future.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AFRICA/ MIDDLE EAST
Climate
Landforms
-Mountains-
Elburz Mountains
Taurus Mountain
Zagros Mountain
Hindu Kush Moutains
Asir Mountains
-Deserts-
-Rivers-
Euphrates River,
Tigris River (river next to the euphrates)
-Straits-
Strait of Gilbratar,
Strait of Hormuz
-Seas-
Aegean Sea, Black Sea,
Caspian Sea, Arabian Sea,
Red Sea,
Dead Sea
-Gulfs-
Gulf of Oman,
Gulf of Aden
-Etc-
Sinai Peninsula, Plateau of Iran, Lake Nasser, Suez Canal
VEGETATION
Plants of North Africa and Middle East:
THE MAN MADE STRUCTURES OF MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
1. The Lion of Babylon
2. Rhyton in the Shape of a Seated Lion-Monster, from Hamadan, Iran
3. Water Jug Presented to CharleMagne by Harun Al-Rashid (Cloisonne Enamel)
4. Lion Representing Ishtar, from Babylon (Enamelled Bricks)
5. Burj Al Arab, the best hotel in the world
ECONOMY OF MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
(Percent change from a year earlier, unless otherwise specified)
Middle East and North African nations are mostly known for their oil reserve; most of the nations rely heavily on oil industry. Some most flourishing nations among Middle East and North African nations are Saudi Arabia, and Iran with highest GDP, and Qatar, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates with highest income per capita. And some interesting facts are that the average growth rate of oil-exporting MENA countries was 6.3% in 2005 while oil-importing MENA countries had 4.1% average growth. However, oil is not MENA's the only money-making industry. As for United Arab Emirates, their tourism industry flourishes, with their well-known hotel called Burj Al Arab. As such, each nation of North Africa and Middle east has distinct characteristics in terms of industries.
POLITICS
Here are the countries of Middle East and North Africa with different politics.
MIDDLE EAST
NORTH AFRICA
Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia are all republican democracies, meaning they are governed by elected legislative bodies.
Morocco is a constitutional monarchy
Libya is a socialist democracy in which people govern themselves through local political councils. However, though these councils do exist and function, in reality the nation is governed by a military dictatorship which hasn’t changed since 1969 when Cornel Muammar Quadhafi took power in a military coup.
LANGUAGESOF THE REGION
AKKADIAN, ARABIC, ARMENIAN, ASSYRIAN, AVESTA, BERBER, COPTIC, HEBREW, IRANIAN LANGUAGES, JUDEO-ARABIC, JUDEO-PERSIAN, KURISH, LADINO, MALTESE, PERSIAN, SYRIAC, TURKISH.
RELIGIONS
Judaism Judaism is the cornerstone of modern monotheistic religion. The Jewish faith began thousands of years ago and has survived the Millennia. Withstanding slavery, exile, diaspora and the Holocaust, the followers of this faith have rebuilt themselves over and over again, culminating in the creation of the first Jewish State, Israel.
The Bahá'í
The religion of Bahá'í is considered to be one of the youngest religion in the world. The religion started in the 19th century. And Bahá'í followed the teachings of Mirza Ali Muhammad. The major belief of Bahá'u'lláh's is that humanity is one single race and that the day has come for its unification in one global society.
Chirstianity
Christianity in The Middle East is the home of Christianity, and three earliest form of christianity initiated in Middle East/ North Africa. Out of many sects of Christianity, Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, The Syrian Orthodox Church and the Maronite Catholic Church of Lebanon is the most dominant sects surviving in the region.
Druze
The Druze was founded in the early 11th century; the belief of Druze is based largely on the concept of Hamzah ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, a minister of the Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim. The Druze was created as one similar religion as Shi'a; the Druze believe that, through Hakim, God made a final appeal to humanity to redeem themselves before He returned to rule. The Druze are found primarily in Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan.
Islam
Islam comes fron an Arabic root word meaning "peace" and "submission"; Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one's life by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart, soul and deed. They have various ways to devote to their God, such as Ramadan, not eating food for a day to realize how poor people are feeling.
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism Arguably one of the oldest of monotheistic religion, Zoroastrianism is based on the concept of the Prophet Zarathushtra. Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion of the Persian Empires, and the Avesta, but now with the influence of other religions like Christianity or Islam, it is not as dominant as it had been in the Middle East/ North Africa. Ahura Mazda is one God of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism is still practiced today, mainly in parts of Iran and India, but has followers around the world.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
POPULATION:-
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CLIMATE:-
"The Weather Notebook | Middle East Climate." The Weather Notebook Radio Show. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2003/05/14.php>.
LANDFORMS:-
http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/00/16/f1/29/the-mountain-tour.jpg
http://revandy.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/desert1_opt.jpg
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/cpl/projects/graphcuttextures/data/interaction/LittleRiver.jpg
http://www.parstimes.com/spaceimages/strait_hormuz_shuttle_01.jpg
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"Middle East Climate - Backpack Traveller ." Backpack Traveller. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://bptravel.tripod.com/ymideast.htm>.
VEGETATION:-
"Vegetation Map of the Middle East." Malik Haddad homepage Amman Jordan. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://ma141.tripod.com/history/vegetation.htm>.
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THE MAN MADE STRUCTURE:-
"Middle East." Landform. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Nov. 2009. <www.art.com/gallery/id--b26121/middle-eastern-artifacts-posters.htm>.
water, choreographed lighting representing, fire – Burj Al Arab is simply individual, inspired, and impressive.. " Burj Al Arab." Hotels & Resorts. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.jumeirah.com/en/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Burj-Al-Arab/>.
ECONOMY:-
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POLITICS:-
"Political Resources on the Net - Middle East." Political Resources on the Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.politicalresources.net/m_east.htm>.
LANGUAGES:-
"Languages of the Middle East." Columbia University in the City of New York. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/languages.html>.
RELIGION:-
"Religions of the Middle East." The Middle East Information Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2009. <http://www.mideastinfo.com/religion.html>.